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Merkel expected to announce bid for 4th termAFP, BerlinGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to announce her bid for re-election on Sunday in a move...
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Turkey can spurn EU and join Shanghai Pact: Erdogan
AFP, Istanbul :President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey should not be “fixated” on joining the EU and has reiterated the idea of joining Russia and...
Way to peace treaty with Russia coming into sight: Abe
Reuters, Lima :Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Saturday that a way to concluding a peace treaty with Russia is “coming into sight,” raising...
`Catastrophic day` as Syrian regime pounds Aleppo
AFP, Aleppo :Intense government air strikes and artillery fire killed at least 27 people on Saturday in rebel-held parts of Syria’s Aleppo, where hospitals have...
Mahathir joins calls to oust Najib
AFP, Kuala Lumpur :Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad called for a sustained push to topple scandal-plagued Prime Minister Najib Razak as thousands rallied on Saturday...
Iraqi troops face stiff resistance from IS in eastern Mosul
AP, Mosul :Iraqi troops faced stiff resistance Saturday from Islamic State militants as they pushed deeper into eastern Mosul, backed by aerial support from the...
Merkel may announce bid for fourth term today
AFP, Berlin :German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative party on Friday announced a surprise weekend news conference at which she is widely expected to announce plans...
Trump`s national security adviser vows to tackle N Korea nuclear threat
Reuters, Seoul :US President-elect Donald Trump’s national security adviser says North Korea’s nuclear programme would be given a high priority under the new administration, a...
Obama urges European leaders to work with Donald Trump
AP, Berlin :President Barack Obama used a meeting with key European leaders Friday to urge them to work with the incoming administration of President-elect Donald...
Fresh protest pushes defiant S Korea President to resign
AFP, Seoul :Tens of thousands of protestors gathered in Seoul on Saturday for the fourth in a weekly series of mass protests aimed at forcing...
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Yemen truce takes effect after week of US pressureAFP, Sanaa A 48-hour ceasefire announced by a Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen began on...
Japan PM confident in Donald Trump’s diplomacy debut
AFP, New York :Japan’s prime minister voiced confidence Thursday about Donald Trump as he became the first foreign leader to meet the US president-elect, who...